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Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Miracle Of A Tiny Life

Recently I told you that I was going to be a grandmother again in October. You
can read a bit of that story here. The last weeks have been like a roller
coaster in some ways. Our daughter has been in and out of the hospital. The
events that began early this month continued and each time seemed worse than the
time before. We prayed and we held firm to hope and we clung to the knowledge
that God was in control and that we could trust Him no matter what. Each time a
crisis came, word from the doctors was pretty grim. Not much hope for this baby to
make it. They believed labor would begin soon. Bed rest was the plan for our daughter
and she did everything she needed to do to make that happen. Each time she went
to the hospital the doctors couldn’t understand what was happening – our tiny
grandson was alive and well and doing what they didn’t expect him to do. The
prognosis wasn’t good and then last Thursday morning the high-risk doctor said
she believed our daughter had ‘beaten the odds’. With a small degree of
confidence she said it was possible that our grandson could ‘hang on’ for a few
more weeks until they could help him survive if he should come early.

Not
many hours later, on Thursday night, everything changed. Things began to happen and labor began. It was different this time – but our faith was
still strong and we knew we could trust our daughter and her little son to the
care of our Heavenly Father. Many long hours passed before news came that we
had so hoped we wouldn’t hear. Our tiny grandson, Levi, was born early Saturday
morning at twenty-one weeks. Still, he defied the odds and clung to life for
about an hour – something the doctors had said couldn't happen. And,
then, he slipped gently into the arms of Jesus. His tiny life had made an incredible impact on our lives. We saw miracles happen. Things the doctors said were
impossible became real. We don’t understand it all but we know there is a
reason we can’t see. Tears have flowed much through the past days. Heaven
seems a bit closer. And our trust in God is even stronger than before. The
miracle that a tiny life could touch our lives in ways we never dreamed possible
is amazing to me. I learned things from Levi’s brief life that I needed to
learn. God showed Himself real through the weeks and months – we can’t deny
that. And that’s a miracle - God’s love shown again through the
miracle of a tiny life.

12 comments:

Adrienne, my heart goes out to you and your daughter and the rest of the family. Such a hard thing to go through, but as you say, God is in control and He does know and care about our pain. I will continue to pray for your daughter and for the rest of the family as you go through this sad time.

Praying for all of you, I am not sure if they had a service but if not it might be good to purchase something 'in memory' of him, for you to have at your home. a special bench, a special angel, something 'in memory' of his precious life.

I am so so sorry for every one concerned. My heart breaks for all of you but especially your daughter. I can't even imagine how heart broken she is. Praying for comfort and understanding for all.Love, bj

Very privileged to read this Adrienne and to share your faith and hope. It certainly is these hard life issues that press us into God causing us to trust Him like never before no matter what the outcome. Thanks for sharing and prayers and blessings go out to your family. Hugs.

My heart hurts for you and your family. You loved this baby and he will be missed. Yes, God knows His plans for us but sometimes His plans hurt our hearts. Maybe someday we will know why but for now your faith and your trust will carry you through. blessings, marlene

I'm just now reading this, Adrienne. I'm so sorry for your loss. Your faith in the Lord through this painful experience is a beautiful testimony. My prayers are with your daughter, you and the whole family. What joy you all will have when you see Levi again one day in Heaven. God bless you. xo ~ Nancy